The Senate Can Restore Net Neutrality

In April, the House of Representatives passed the Save the Internet Act to restore
net neutrality. But now, Mitch McConnell is declaring net neutrality “dead on
arrival” in the Senate. We need to tell senators to get behind the push for
neutrality now! Tell your senators to cosponsor and demand McConnell allow a vote
on the Save the Internet Act to keep Big Cable from throttling traffic, censoring
content, and imposing unfair fees.

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The Whole Internet Is Watching

On April 10th, the US House of Representatives voted to save the Internet
by passing
HR-1644, a bill that would restore Title II net neutrality
protections that keep cable companies from from throttling traffic, censoring
content, and imposing unfair fees. Now we need to win in the Senate.

To win the Senate, we'll need 60 votes in order to avoid a filibuster. That's
because the Senate Majority Leader has declared net neutrality
"dead on arrival". That's okay; we like a challenge. After
all, a nearly identical measure to restore net neutrality passed a Senate vote
"last year"!

So we know that there are Senators on both sides of the aisle who are willing to
listen to the American people. But we need help to make sure lawmakers in
Congress get the message. Here’s what you can do:

Tell everyone to text WATCH to 687-88. They can set a reminder to watch the
hearing and pressure their members of Congress to pass a clean bill from their smartphone.

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Save the Internet Act of 2019

In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the
Open Internet Order
to protect Internet users from ISPs throttling traffic, censoring content,
and imposing unfair fees. But just a few years later, a new chairman of the FCC
killed net neutrality
by repealing the Open Internet order. Since then, cable companies like
Comcast, AT&T, and Sprint
have been rolling out Internet fast lanes and slowing down data being used
by competitors’ services.

Americans want net neutrality,
and we’ve demanded that our lawmakers pass strong legislation to protect
our digital rights. The FCC's leadership can be changed with every
election cycle, and recent history has proven that we can't count on
these unlected bureaucrats to consistently defend our online freedoms.

The Save the Internet Act of 2019
is a simple, three-page bill that would restore the Open Internet Order
by rolling back the FCC’s disastrous decision to destroy net neutrality.
If this bill passes the House and the Senate, it will enshrine net
neutrality into law. Plain and simple.

Read it for yourself below:

S. 682 - The Save the Internet Act

A BILL

To restore the open internet order of the Federal
Communications Commission.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Save the Internet Act of 2019".

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF OPEN INTERNET ORDER.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—

(1) the term "Commission" means the Federal Communications Commission, and

(2) the term "rule" has the meaning given such term in section 804
of title 5, United States Code.

(b) REPEAL OF RULE.—The Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order in
the matter of restoring internet freedom that was adopted by the
Commission on December 14, 2017 (FCC 17–166) shall have no force or effect.

(c) PROHIBITION ON REISSUED RULE OR NEW RULE.—The Commission may not
reissue the Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order described in
subsection (b) in substantially the same form, or issue a new rule that
is substantially the same as that Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order,
and Order, unless the reissued or new rule is specifically authorized by
a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(d) RESTORATION OF REPEALED AND AMENDED REGULATIONS.—The following are
restored as in effect on January 19, 2017:

(1) The Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the
matter of protecting and promoting the open internet that was adopted by
the Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24).

(2) Part 8 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.

(3) Any other rule of the Commission that was amended or repealed by the
Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order described in subsection (b).

We're making Congress listen

Voters from across the political spectrum agree: they don't want their
cable company to control what they see and do online. The FCC's reckless
repeal of net neutrality has sparked an unprecedented backlash, as
millions of Americans have contacted their lawmakers in protest. The
numbers below represent actions taken through BattleForTheNet.com and its
partners. Many more have taken action on other sites or contacted their
lawmakers directly.

View the Congressional Scoreboard

Our scoreboard keeps track of who really supports net neutrality. Members of Congress highlighted in blue are on Team Internet because they’ve cosponsored or voted for the Save the Internet Act. Lawmakers highlighted in red are on Team Cable because they are not yet cosponsors or voted against the bill.

Attend an event in your area

Want to make your voice heard? Check out the map below to find a protest
or a meeting with a representative in your state. And if there are no
events in your area, consider organizing one!

What is net neutrality? Why does it matter?

Net neutrality is the principle that everyone should have access to
websites and apps, preventing Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon
from creating “fast lanes,” censoring
content,
throttling traffic and even outright blocking access to their competitor's products. This
principle has guided the world wide web from the beginning, and has been
protected by federal policy under Republican AND Democrat leadership since
the early 2000s.

Unfortunately, Internet providers ignored this policy and even actively
sued the federal government to destroy net neutrality
protections … and they won. Their anti-consumer practices finally convinced
the FCC to issue the Open Internet Order as a last resort in 2015. But
under new leadership, the FCC has removed these regulations, threatening
to end the web as we know it.

Want to learn more? Watch these videos!

John Oliver

Comedian. (Watch this first!)

Net Neutrality

A short explanation of what's at stake.

The Congressional Review Act

And how Congress can use it to overrule the FCC and defend net neutrality.

Vimeo

Why we need net neutrality

Tay Zonday

Singer. Actor. YouTube star.

Julia Reda

Member of European Parliament.

Bernie Sanders

Senator. Former presidential candidate.

Mignon Clyburn

FCC Commissioner.

John Oliver, pt. 2

Hilarious and updated for 2017.

Tim Wu

Law professor, with Colbert at Six Flags.

College Humor

NSFW.

Fight for the Future

The Internet is under attack. This is the Battle for the Net.

Burger King

Yes, Burger King. An amazing explanation.

We are Team Internet

Members of Team Internet support free speech and free markets online through
meaningful, enforceable net neutrality laws. We are everyday Americans from
across the political spectrum. We are
thousands
of small business owners. We are startups, tech giants and grassroots
organizations with millions of members. Check out the list below to see who’s
taken action to save net neutrality: